The Amiens Cathedral also call the Cathedral of Our Lady of Amiens. It is the largest cathedral in…read moreFrance due to the volume or cubic meter. This cathedral is located north of Paris. It has it significant for the local worshippers. The cathedral also listed in the UNESCO world heritage site. It was built around 1200. Our visit did not allow us going to choirs section which in behind the altar. The Pilar of the worship area is tall. Love high ceilings pointy roof structure. Altar decoration is beautiful. Behind the altar the stain glass window are not the original but the sunlight shine on the glass is beautiful. The pulpit with stair lead to is well decorated with angel. The outside gothic look is one of the kind. Especially the center circle between the two tower with inter crossing rose paddle shaped is unique. The tower shaped like Paris Norte Dame Cathedral. The tomb of Bishop Ferry de Beauvoir is buried here.

So many wonderful things about this cathedral. I'm unlikely to add anything helpful to what has…read morealready been written so I'll simply add the following: at 3pm on most days the friends of the cathedral offer a free (in French only) lecture/tour of the choir section of the cathedral, an area that is normally closed to the public. It's one of the best art talks I've heard in France, though I can only speak for the gentleman who led our talk. don't miss the chance to climb the steeple and see the views of the building and of Amiens. You can only go in afternoons during the summer so make sure that you make time for it, and if needs be, book ahead.

Photos added 24-07-2007…read more *************************** Set in the flat and bleak landscape of Romney Marsh, Brookland church looks weirdly out of place. The distinctive belfry, with its three conical tiers of wooden shingles, might look more at home in the Balkans than in the Garden of England. According to legend, the belfry was originally located on the roof, but leapt from the church in surprise when an aged batchelor married an equally elderly spinster. The adjacent church is a little more orthodox, although still interesting. The porch, with its wooden half-gates is charmingly rustic, and adjacent is a narrow, low tower with a clock. Dating from around 1250, the gothic nave is wide and spacious, and it has equally generous aisles. The scarily odd angles of the walls and arcade arches betray serious signs of subsidence, all adding to the charm (and betraying the real reason for not building the belfry on the church roof). It still retains its original box pews, some pretty 14th-century stained-glass windows, and a well preserved pre-reformation wall painting of the murder of Thomas a Becket. The most notable furnishing is a Norman font, made of lead: reputedly stolen by a local raiding party from a church in France, it features the signs of the zodiac and pictures of rural life. Close by are other artifacts of rural life, including a set of weights and measures, an unusual portable porch (supposedly intended to keep the priest dry at funerals), and the clock mechanism, set at ground level for all to see. But most poignant for me is the memorial erected to John and Mary Munn and ten of their children, all of whom predeceased them. It was erected by the only survivor, Henry. You can almost feel his plight.

From the owner: " Le Parthénon de l'architecture française " Avec le choeur gothique le plus haut du monde…read more(48,50m), la cathédrale de Beauvais donne le vertige. Construite à partir de 1225, elle se voulait l'église la plus grande du royaume mais connaît au cours des siècles de nombreux problèmes et écroulements. Aujourd'hui, on contemple avec admiration les façades du transept et les vitraux des chapelles rayonnantes.

The ceiling is a marvel. Its like an iced cake. The whiteness just grips one.Henry Doogood, one of…read moreWrens plasters, created the ceiling. Princess Victoria, later queen, frequented here! The original chapel existed between 1676-1684. The chapel is now fcing the opposite direction. So, Victoria wouldn't recognise the layout. The church was enlarged in 1688. The panelled galleries were for the poor or tradesmen. The east wing has a painting by Axel Ender called Paaskemorgen or Easter morning. The organ dates from 1784. But, was ebuilt by J.W.Walker in 1988. Josiah Hanway, who introduced the umbrella to England, was a member of the Vestry in 1775. A lovely place to visit.